Lot Essay
cf. Sigrid Barten, "René Lalique, Schmuck und Objets d'art 1890-1910: Monographie und Werkkatalog", Prestel-Verlag, München, 1977, page 108 (appears to be working sketch)
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Details
AN EXQUISITE ART NOUVEAU GLASS, ENAMEL AND BAROQUE PEARL "SALOME" BROOCH, BY RENE LALIQUE
The shield-shaped plaque centering upon a sculpted and carved iridescent greenish-blue glass maiden with flowing draped fabric, backed by a gold panel, within a graduated blue cloisonné and iridescent plique-à-jour enameled twin serpent frame, suspending a baroque pearl, mounted in gold, circa 1904-1905
Signed Lalique for René Lalique
The pearl has not been tested for natural origin
The shield-shaped plaque centering upon a sculpted and carved iridescent greenish-blue glass maiden with flowing draped fabric, backed by a gold panel, within a graduated blue cloisonné and iridescent plique-à-jour enameled twin serpent frame, suspending a baroque pearl, mounted in gold, circa 1904-1905
Signed Lalique for René Lalique
The pearl has not been tested for natural origin
Literature
Yvonne Brunhammer, "The Jewels of Lalique", Flammarion, Paris, 1998, page 64-65
Penny Proddow and Marion Fasel, "Bejeweled: Great Designers, Celebrity Style", Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 2001, contents page
"René Lalique: 1860-1945", APT International Inc., Tokyo, 2000-2001, page 123
Penny Proddow and Marion Fasel, "Bejeweled: Great Designers, Celebrity Style", Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 2001, contents page
"René Lalique: 1860-1945", APT International Inc., Tokyo, 2000-2001, page 123
Exhibited
"René Lalique, Jewelry Glass", Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 22 October 1991-March 1992, no. 214
"René Lalique", Tokyo, The National Museum of Modern Art, 23 May-12 July 1992, no. 116
"The Jewels of Lalique", New York, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 3 February-12 April 1998; Washington D.C., International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 15 May-16 August 1998; Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, 13 September 1998-10 January 1999, no. 140
"René Lalique", Tokyo, The National Museum of Modern Art, 23 May-12 July 1992, no. 116
"The Jewels of Lalique", New York, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 3 February-12 April 1998; Washington D.C., International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 15 May-16 August 1998; Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, 13 September 1998-10 January 1999, no. 140